Shear Strength of Compacted Clays as Affected by Mineral Content and Wet-Dry Cycles

Figure 6

Comparison of shear strength characteristics between the as-compacted specimen and specimen subjected to wetting and drying: (a, b) kaolin-quartz mixtures; (c, d) montmorillonite-quartz; (e, f) montmorillonite-kaolin mixture.

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